Exit 44 of Interstate 81 South at Plainfield closed due to truck crash

An overturned tractor trailer has the Plainfield exit (Exit 44) of Interstate 81 southbound closed in South Middleton Township, state police said. Police said the exit will remain closed for the next several hours as crews clean up the crash and police investigate.

The crash happened just before 5 a.m. when a tractor trailer driven by Miguel A. Herrera, 44, of Santa Ana, California, went out of its lane, struck several traffic control barrels and the center Jersey barrier. The impact caused the truck to roll on to its passenger side, police said, with the load in the trailer continuing forward, tearing the truck's cab from its frame. Herrera was flown by Life Lion helicopter to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where a hospital spokeswoman said he is in fair condition.

A passenger in the truck, Heber D. Mejia, 45, of Compton, California, was taken by ambulance to Carlisle Regional Medical Center, police said. No details are available on Mejia's injuries or condition.

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